Martin Hynes

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Martin Hynes
Born
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater Columbia University (B.A.)
University of Southern California (M.A.)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, actor
Years active1995–present
Notable work The Go-Getter
George Lucas in Love
The Magician's Elephant
Toy Story 4

Martin Hynes is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and film producer.

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Life and career

Hynes was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and has a bachelor's degree in history from Columbia University.

Hynes wrote and directed The Go-Getter , starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone, and Nick Offerman, which premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. [1] [2] He co-wrote the story for the Academy Award-winning Toy Story 4 . [3] [4]

Hynes is collaborating with Pharrell Williams on a musical feature film titled Atlantis , which was originally in development at 20th Century Studios, [5] [6] before the project moved to Universal Pictures. [7] He had written the film adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel, The Magician's Elephant , released by Netflix in 2022. [8] [9]

As an actor, Hynes starred as a young George Lucas in the short film George Lucas in Love , for which he received a Best Actor award in San Sebastián. [10]

Prior to this, he wrote the script Stealing Stanford, which served as the inspiration for the film Stealing Harvard , although many changes were made to the script that were contrary to Hynes's wishes. [11]

His first film, Al as in Al was written and filmed while Hynes was a student at the USC graduate film school, which he attended on the Paramount Pictures Fellowship. Al as in Al premiered at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, and was chosen by USC as one of the best films in the film school's history. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Go-Getter".
  2. ↑ "The Go-Getter". Rolling Stone . 26 June 2008.
  3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979376/fullcredits [ user-generated source ]
  4. ↑ "Toy Story 4 - IMDb". IMDb .
  5. ↑ "Pharrell Williams-Inspired Movie Musical 'Atlantis' in the Works at Fox". 27 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Shea, Christopher D. (28 March 2017). "Pharrell Williams's Life to Become a Movie Musical, 'Atlantis'". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 21, 2024). "Kelvin Harrison Jr. To Lead Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams; Da'Vine Joy Randolph Circling – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford Board Animated Film 'Magician's Elephant' for Netflix". 15 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "'The Magician's Elephant' Animated Feature in the Works at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter . 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "History Awards".
  11. 1 2 Martin Hynes - Biography Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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